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Park Synagogue in Cleveland designed by Eric Mendelsohn.

Violet Spevack, weekly chronicler of Cleveland Jewry for 50 years, dies at 107

Although she came from what she called “the Wild West,” she was passionate about Cleveland.

By BOB JACOB/JTA
09/09/2023

Ohio school board member apologizes for giving Nazi salute at public meeting

The local federation CEO said she did not believe Zakkour “had antisemitic intent.”

By MARSHALL WEISS/JTA
08/09/2023

Neo-Nazis picket Jewish center outside Toledo after first protesting LGBTQ event

They had come directly from picketing Toledo Love Fest, an LGBTQ event. Federation officials said it appeared that their decision to head to the Jewish community immediately after was spontaneous.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
19/07/2023

Man pleads guilty to raping Ohio child who sought abortion in Indiana

Gerson Fuentes, who was the live-in boyfriend of the child's mother, confessed to raping the child in a police interview.

By REUTERS
06/07/2023

Toddler dies after mother left her alone for 10 days to go on vacation

A woman in the US was arrested for murder after leaving her toddler, just a year and a half old, alone at home for 10 days while taking a vacation.

Two-year-old shot, killed his pregnant mother and fetus in Ohio

The mother received an emergency C-section at the hospital that she had been transported to but her unborn son did not survive. Shortly after, the mother also perished.

5-year-old boy swallowed 40 pieces of gum, rushed to the hospital

The doctors were able to remove the ball of gum that was blocking his intestines in a non-surgical procedure.

By WALLA! HEALTH
10/06/2023

Scientists advance in search for new COVID strain's patient zero

Patient Zero is likely experiencing symptoms that could be confused with IBD or chronic diarrhea.

White supremacists sentenced for plan to attack US electric substations

The two men had joined an online neo-Nazi community before planning the attack.

By REUTERS
22/05/2023

Two men sentenced for planning to attack US electric substations

Their plan was to attack substations with powerful rifles, which they believed would result in millions of dollars in damages while causing civil unrest, but they never carried out any attacks.

By REUTERS
22/04/2023
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